
Great Green Crab Hunt
NH Sea Grant's Green Crab Project, Coastal Research Volunteers
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Thursday, August 22, 2019 • 10:00am–11:15am
1761 Ocean Blvd, Rye, NH 03870
Rye, NH 03870
United States
Family-Friendly
Yes
High Adventure
No
Setting
About the Event
Join the New Hampshire Green Crab Project to search the coast for green crabs! Volunteers will contribute to a study evaluating the potential for a commercial fishery to help control this invasive species. Green crabs are edible, but because they are smaller than other popular crabs, they are not commonly harvested for food. To this end, NH Sea Grant is researching when green crabs molt to explore the feasibility of a soft-shell crab market (similar to blue crabs). The event will start with a brief training in crab identification and survey methods. Then we will survey the coast together for green crabs!
What to bring
Questions?
Contact Wellsley Costello at Wellsley.Costello@unh.edu or 603-862-6707.